Dustpan and the like



Sept. 4, 1923,

M. E. BENTLEY DUST PAN AND THE LIKE Fi ed Jan. 26, 1927 Patented Sept. 4,1928. 1,683,517

UNITED STATES PATNT FE'CE.

MARGUERITE EDITH BENTLEY, F LONGFIELD, ENGLAND.

DUSTIPAN AND THE LIKE.

Application filed January 26, 1927, Serial No. 163,771, and in Great Britain January as, 1925.

The object of this invention is to construct hairs of the brush is removed. Or the comb dust-pans or the like so that they can be used may be formed by suitably stamping out a 35 also to remove the fiufi, dirt etc., from the portion or the whole of the front edge of the brush or broom used therewith. cowl. The edges of the teeth may be bent According to this invention, the dust-pan back so as to strengthen the latter, or they or the like is provided with cleaning teeth, may be left turned downwardly so as to propreferably after the fashion of a comb, by vide teeth of F1 section. Again, the teeth 40 which the brush or broom can be cleaned by may be formed by attaching a zig-zag wire to' drawing its hairs therethrough. 1 the front edge of-the cowl, or otherwise ar 10 In order that this invention may be the ranging it to bridge across the dust-pan. In more clearly understood, and readily carried still another form, the teeth may be formed into effect, I will proceed to describe the same in a strip of tin or the like which can be at- 45 with reference to the accompanying drawing tached either permanently or temporarily to which is a perspective View of the improved the front edge of existing cowls or otherwise dust-pan according to this invention. arranged across the pan.

teferring to the drawing, the teeth a are Although this invention has been more preferably formed along the front edge of particularly described with reference to dustthe usual cowl or hood Z) so that when the pans, it will be obvious that it is equally apsweeping operation has been completed the plicable to like-articles, for example, crumbhairs of the brush can be cleaned merely by trays.

drawing them through the cleaning teeth or I claim: comb a whereupon the dirt from the brush A dust-pan or the like, having a cowl, a 55 falls into the pan. If thcdust-pan has no handle secured to said cowl, a series of forcowl, the comb a is arranged at any suitable wardly projecting parallel teeth in the form point thereon. of shortlengths of wire secured tothe front The comb can be constructed in various edge of said cowl, and enlarged ends to said ways. For example, the teeth may be teeth whereby a brush can be. Cleaned and 60 formed by attachingto the front edge of the the hairs uninjured. by drawing its hairs cowl, or to a bar extending across the pan, through said teeth.

short lengths of wire 0 arranged to project In testimony whereofI have signed my forwardly, the said lengths of wire prefername to this specification. ably being provided with enlarged ends (Z v whereby all liability of the teeth tearing the MARGUERITE EDITH BENTLEY. 

